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• Position: Employment and unemployment rate - Retail sales earnings - North Carolina - Statistical table

Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year EMPLOYMENT Employed (000s) 4,303.1 4,307.3 4,268.1 0.8 Civilian labor force 4,722.4 4,741.8 4,709.2 0.3 Manufacturing 440.1 441.6 437.0 0.7 Service 3,452.6 3,424.3 3,371.4 2.4 Government 739.5 737.1 732.1 1.0 Unemployed 419.3 434.5 441.1 (5.0) Avg. manufacturing 41.0 40.8 41.4 (1.0) workweek (hours) Avg. hourly $16.77 $16.73 $16.60 1.0 production wage UNEMPLOYMENT RATE * Higher than previous month * Below 6.0% * 10.0% - 11.9% * Lower * 6.0% - 7.9% * 12.0% - 13.9% = Same * 8.0% - 9.9% 14.0% and above Source: Division of Employment Security; April county rates are not seasonally adjusted Latest Previous Previous % month month year change from last year TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (1) ($000s) Alamance 150,857.6 125,083.3 148,650.5 1.5 Buncombe 303,216.8 249,364.8 274,607.3 10.4 Cabarrus 229,775.0 194,597.9 217,596.7 5.6 Catawba 156,590.6 135,301.1 159,208.2 (1.6) Cumberland 325,730.3 285,862.4 347,204.6 (6.2) Durham 418,001.6 355,484.8 372,977.3 12.1 Forsyth 353,564.9 311,212.2 357,864.6 (1.2) Gaston 140,413.0 123,281.9 146,619.7 (4.2) Guilford 509,151.6 430,243.8 511,871.7 (0.5) Iredell 152,560.2 126,580.7 151,176.1 0.9 Mecklenburg 1,399,609.8 1,168,696.8 1,366,887.8 2.4 New Hanover 279,253.8 229,041.0 270,933.5 3.1 Onslow 165,729.0 143,316.5 168,901.3 (1.9) Pitt 160,545.5 145,089.2 161,335.7 (0.5) Wake 1,019,338.4 861,597.3 967,883.8 4.4 Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year CONSTRUCTION (2) Top 10 counties ($000s) Mecklenburg 87,855.1 10,709.2 32,440.9 170.8 Wake 62,035.4 43,182.2 30,637.7 102.5 Swain 54,831.0 4,514.3 2,768.4 1,880.6 Catawba 39,633.3 1,006.0 2,739.1 1,346.9 Forsyth 38,104.5 15,280.0 5,551.5 586.4 Guilford 37,611.6 3,604.3 109,667.4 (65.7) Buncombe 34,733.8 3,625.9 3,513.3 888.7 Orange 32,256.6 10,945.8 36,026.3 (10.5) Cumberland 30,374.6 1,360.6 3,855.5 687.8 Henderson 29,889.0 168.4 4,194.7 612.5 North Carolina 2,828,075.0 265,833.2 670,621.3...